When There Is Nothing Left But Love
Chapter 1070

Chapter 1070

At that, Ashton chuckled softly. “It looks like Mrs. Fuller is missing me. What did you have for dinner?”

Likewise, I giggled. Without answering him, I remarked, “Ashton Fuller, it feels like you have life withinyou now.” In the past, he used to be cold and indifferent without much warmth. From afar, he alwaysseemed rather chilly, but now that I had been with him for a long time, I found that he was oftentimesno different from the ordinary person—he experienced distress, concern, worry, and he would also nag,badger, and always treat me well.

“Why do you say that all of a sudden?” he queried. His voice was still slightly hoarse, and it sounded asthough he had caught a cold.

“You’ve caught a cold! Have you taken any medication?” I blurted even as I resolved to go to A Citytomorrow barring any unforeseen circumstances.

“I just caught a cold when I disembarked from the airplane, but it’s no big deal. How’s the weather overat K City?”

I nodded before slowly telling him about everything that had happened today while he listened quietly.As I spoke, I inadvertently blurted, “I miss you, Ashton Fuller.”

The person on the other end was taken aback for a moment, and silence reigned for a long moment.Then, in a low voice, he murmured, “I miss you, too.”

“I don’t have much to do in K City, so can I go over to A City to look for you? I want to see you.” Iactually wanted to tell him about my encounter with Marcus, but on second thought, it would only addto his troubles, so I decided not to do so.

At that, he paused for a moment before saying, “Holden is probably arriving in K City tomorrow, sodon’t be in such a hurry to come to A City. Fuller Corporation needs you and Joseph there. If you come

over, I’ll worry about Fuller Corporation instead. Armond will most likely seek you out for thesandalwood box, so stay at Moore Residence as much as possible. You’ll have a backup if anythinghappens.”

Upon hearing that, I pursed my lips. “Why is Armond still fixated on that sandalwood box? Even if theitem in there could get him some money, it’ll be a mere pittance. So, why on earth is he obsessedabout it?”

“The oil fields in Eastern Epea have been affected by the epidemic this year, so a huge amount ofpetroleum there can’t be exported. The Murphys run a petroleum company, and this is the best time tobuy petroleum there at a low price. However, they don’t have a contract in hand. While that single pieceof paper agreement doesn’t seem to be of any importance, Eastern Epea only acknowledges that pieceof paper.

“As the Murphys have been operating on a small scale throughout the past few years, that piece ofpaper didn’t really matter. But now that they want to purchase in huge quantities, it’ll be a drop in thebucket without that piece of paper. Furthermore, Armond didn’t get anything useful in Moranta, andpetroleum is the fastest way to generate profits for Murphy Corporation, so he’ll definitely seek you outfor that sandalwood box.”

Bafflement gripped me after listening to him. Then, I hesitantly questioned, “So, should I give him thatsandalwood box?” After all, I might not necessarily be able to hold onto that sandalwood box if Armonddemanded it.

The truth of the matter was, I had indeed promised to give him the sandalwood box when I came backfrom Venria. But then, Ashton changed the sandalwood box when I gave it to him, and I didn’t continuepursuing the matter henceforth.

At that moment, Ashton went silent. After what seemed like an eternity, he admitted, “From myperspective, I don’t want you to give him the sandalwood box. He’s not an honest person, so no onecan guarantee that he won’t continue targeting me when the Murphy family has stabilized. He hasalways wanted the business deal in Moranta, but he has no time to bother now that he’s all caught upin the affairs of the Murphy family.”

Indeed, that’s true.

He then paused for a moment before continuing, “Nevertheless, the Murphys is a domestic company,so the country will have sufficient petroleum reserves after they purchase the petroleum at a low price.It’s beneficial to everyone in the country since a huge supply of petroleum means a possible lowering ofits price. Therefore, it’s a good thing to a certain extent.”

At that, I grew increasingly conflicted. “So, should I give it to him or otherwise?”

However, he didn’t answer me anymore. Instead, he abruptly hung up the phone. When I called himback, the line was busy. When the call was connected after a long time, we bypassed that topic.

The next day, I went straight to Fuller Corporation.

Holden was late, so Joseph briefly informed me about the company’s recent condition before leavingthe office. When Stella saw me in Ashton’s office, she was stunned for a moment. In the next second,she handed me some documents that were to be reviewed with a neutral expression. They werebasically collaboration proposals from some small companies and some internal start-up plans. Ashtonhad previously left me instructions for these, so I had no problems handling them.

I was reviewing those documents in the office when Holden arrived. His method of making an entrancewas truly different from others. A long-legged beauty with wavy curls sashayed beside him, and hewasn’t at all bothered about running his hands all over the woman in public.

As soon as he entered the office, he pulled the woman onto his lap and inserted his long and slenderfingers between the woman’s thighs. Despite it being in the middle of winter, the woman was wearingflesh-colored leggings. He caressed her for a while, but he probably didn’t replace it satisfying, for heasked the woman to remove it altogether. Hearing his request, the woman looked at him in mildembarrassment and murmured, “This isn’t quite appropriate, no, Mr. Taylor?”

“What’s inappropriate about it? As you said, you’re here to keep me company and make me happy.Why, are you going back on your word?” Holden’s roguish appearance then truly seemed as though hewas itching for a beating.

The woman’s face was a mask of mortification, but Holden merely looked at her apathetically as thougheverything had nothing to do with him. While he didn’t show much of an expression, he vaguelyemanated displeasure. Women working as escorts were naturally adept at reading someone’s moods,so after a moment’s hesitation, the woman bit her lip lightly.

Lowering her head, she mustered her courage to remove her leggings right there in the office. As I satthere at the table, I couldn’t help frowning. Staring at Holden, I suggested, “Mr. Taylor, how about Ireserve a hotel room for you, and we’ll talk business when you’re done enjoying yourself?”